Skoda Recalls Kylaq, Kushaq And Slavia For Faulty Rear Seatbelts

As per the notice, the 21,513 made-in-India Volkswagen cars have been affected along with 25,722 units of Skoda cars including Kylaq, Kushaq and Slavia. The number of units for each model continues to remain unknown.

The company in the filing with SIAM has said that the recall of the Skoda Kylaq, Skoda Kushaq, Skoda Slavia, Volkswagen Virtus and Volkswagen Taigun is to inspect and address the rear faulty seatbelts which can cause injuries in the case of an accident in affected vehicles.

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As per the filing, the company has stated that in an event of a frontal collision, the rear seatbelt buckle latch plate may break or/and the webbing of the rear center seatbelt assembly, along with buckle of rear right seatbelt, may fail which may pose a risk for passengers occupying the rear seats of the affected cars.

The Skoda Kylaq is the Czech automaker’s most recent launch in the sub-4m SUV segment, offered with a 1.0L TSI engine producing 113 bhp and 178 Nm of torque, paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The Skoda Kushaq and Slavia are offered with the same 1.0L engine equipped in the Kylaq along with a 1.5L TSI engine producing 148 bhp and 250 Nm of torque. The Volkswagen Virtus and Taigun share the same engine options as well as same output figures as the Slavia and Kushaq.